Q. Though Ashoka had many sons, the inscriptions mentioned only one who is not mentioned in any other source. He is

Correct Answer

Tivara

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  • Q. The demand officially made by the Congress for a Constituent Assembly to frame the Constitution of India was accepted in principal by the British government in what is known as :
    A)Government of India, 1935
    B)Cripps Mission 1942
    C)Independent India 1947
    D)August Offer of 1940
    Answer: August Offer of 1940
  • Q. Select the correct statement (s) related to the Vallabhacharya: I. His doctrine came to be known as “Pushti Marga” for his successors laid stress on the physical side of Krishna’s sports. II. He is the founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness or ISKCON, commonly called the “Hare Krishnas”
    A)Only II
    B)Only I
    C)Both I & II
    D)Neither I nor II
    Answer: Only I
  • Q. Which of the following Assamese literature is Buddhist songs composed in the 8th to 12th centuries?
    A)Kotha Ramayana
    B)Charyapadas
    C)Drona Parva
    D)None of the above
    Answer: Charyapadas
  • Q. The Indus Valley Civilisation type was found in
    A)Egypt
    B)Sumer
    C)China
    D)All the three
    Answer: All the three
  • Q. How was the marital life of Ajitnath Tirthankar?
    A)Good
    B)Normal
    C)Very Good
    D)Very bad
    Answer: Very bad
  • Q. India is in favour of __________ in the economic field
    A)Private Sector
    B)Public Sector
    C)Mixed Economy
    D)Capitalistic Economy
    Answer: Mixed Economy
  • Q. Akbar’s nurse-in-chief was
    A)Hamida Begum
    B)Mumtaj
    C)Jahanara
    D)Maham Anaga
    Answer: Maham Anaga
  • Q. Gautam Buddha as a prince was known as
    A)Siddhartha
    B)Gautam
    C)Rahul
    D)Suddhodhana
    Answer: Siddhartha
  • Q. Where had Qutub-ud-din Aibak got constructed the Adhai-din-ka Jhonpra (Hut of Two-and-a-half- Days)?
    A)Ajmer
    B)Agra
    C)Delhi
    D)Fatehpur Sikri
    Answer: Ajmer
  • Q. The Arabic work of Al-Biruni that gave an account of the subcontinent is called__________
    A)Kitab - Al Bharat
    B)Kitab - AI Hind
    C)Pustak - AI Hind
    D)Pustak - AI Bharat
    Answer: Kitab - AI Hind
  • Q. The fourth and the last Buddhist Council was convened by
    A)Menander
    B)Ashoka
    C)Kanishka
    D)Huvishka
    Answer: Kanishka
  • Q. Which among the following metal was not found in Harappan civilization?
    A)Copper
    B)Gold
    C)Silver
    D)Iron
    Answer: Iron
  • Q. The Congressmen who wanted to contest the elections under the Act of 1919 and enter the legislature, formed a party (1923) called
    A)Congress Swarajya Party
    B)Swaraj Party
    C)Nationalist Party
    D)Liberal Party
    Answer: Swaraj Party
  • Q. In early 1898 Swami Vivekananda acquired a big plot of land on the western bank of the Ganga at a place called . . . . . to have a permanent abode for the monastery and monastic order originally started at Baranagar, and got it registered as Ramakrishna Math after a couple of years
    A)Lahore
    B)Allahabad
    C)Amritsar
    D)Belur
    Answer: Belur
  • Q. Who advanced Russia’s boundary to the Black Sea?
    A)Elizabeth of Russia
    B)Catherine the Great
    C)Peter the Great
    D)Peter III of Russia
    Answer: Catherine the Great
  • Q. Prince of Piligrims’ was the name attributed to
    A)Hiuen-tsang
    B)Fa-Hien
    C)I-tsing
    D)Megasthenes
    Answer: Hiuen-tsang
  • Q. During the First World War, which country signed the Peace Treaty (1917) with Germany
    A)USA
    B)England
    C)Russia
    D)Austria
    Answer: Russia
  • Q. Which of the following is considered as the main reason for division of Brahmo Samaj?
    A)Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
    B)Resolutely opposing Christian missionaries and their work against Hinduism
    C)Lack of strong propagator of views
    D)Opposition by people for disturbing traditional caste practices like abolition of sati, widow remarriage and women education
    Answer: Internal conflicts among Debendranath Tagore and Keshub Chandra Sen for including teachings of all religions
  • Q. Arrange the following historical events in the chronological order of their occurrence I. Non-Cooperation Movement II. Civil Disobedience Movement III. Chauri – Chaura
    A)I, III, II
    B)I, II, III
    C)II, I, III
    D)III, II, I
    Answer: I, III, II
  • Q. Whose model is based on the Mandate of Heaven?
    A)Li Ling
    B)Ban Gu
    C)Qin Shi Huang
    D)Sima Qian
    Answer: Sima Qian

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